jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
action of making something; -ification
human relations; personal relationships
system; institution; organization; organisation
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
prone (to); liable (to); apt (to); tending (to)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
application; request; petition
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
although I say; although one might say; although called
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
by myself; in person; by oneself
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
telephone call; telephone (device)